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The concept and repertoire make this a disc of unusual […]
Although these four major organ works of Franz Liszt hardly lack for modern world-class recordings (Thomas Trotter’s reference Decca version, for example), the return of
Programs of English string orchestra music have been recorded many
Maxim Vengerov is back on the concert platform as a
These are sleek, well-played performances. If I were writing for
This is a very respectable Christmas Oratorio, one that may have been forgotten by collectors–it is a reissue of an Erato production from 1984–but whose
Andrew Davis’ Elgar recordings for Teldec (especially the symphonies) are widely rated as exceptional, and this compilation, first released in Teldec’s British Line series in
Alexei Sultanov’s uninspired account of Tchaikovsky’s B-flat minor concerto won’t reward repeated listening. Only Maxim Shostakovich’s urgent leadership keeps the opening movement out of trouble,
Sibelius’ smaller-scale orchestral works usually appear as fillers on discs devoted to the symphonies. This collection of five independent works (originally released on Finlandia) makes
Kurt Masur’s 1992 Avery Fisher Hall account of César Franck’s D minor symphony powerfully underlines the work’s structural details but leaves you feeling that the
